population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa

Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :According to Wolfram: Maseru; Mafeteng; Hlotse; Mohales Hoek; MaputsoaAccording to Geonames: Maseru; Mafeteng; Leribe; Maputsoe; Mohale’s Hoek